Cool yule for 'Doubt' and awards films

December 28, 2008 Meanwhile, Paramount Vantage's "Revolutionary Road" bowed in just three theaters Friday but enjoyed a commanding per-screen average, and Warner Bros. While most of the year-end awards contenders are taking the slow rollout route, Paramount opted for the mainstream road with "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," which has been described as a big-budget art house movie. Still, many of the movies "Button" could find itself competing with when Oscar nominations are announced Jan. 22 are adopting slower rollouts in their efforts to join the kudos talk.

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